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The activity shall be performed with the following steps:
 
  • Identification of a relevant existing structural panel with various subsystem functionalities attached, e.g. thermal control, AOCS and OBDH units, etc.
 
  • Redesign of the panel and the attached functionalities as multifunctional structure panel where the non-structural functionalities are integrated into the panel.
 

    Germany

    GSTP

    G617-104MS

    INVENT GMBH

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    Proposed activities:
     
    • Assess and identify the limitations of the commonly used approach for strength verification of composite laminates under cryogenic thermo-mechanical environment (including modelling, failure criteria with supporting test methods to determine allowable values).
    • Assess relevance of stacking sequences of plies in the laminate for resistance against cryogenic thermo-mechanical loading.

      Germany

      GSTP

      G617-101MS

      Fraunhofer Gesellschaft

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      The activity scope is to trade-off GNSS payload architectures and technologies that would enable the main streams of GNSS payload Long Term Evolution (2020/2025):1)Signal Generation Flexibility/Re-configurability, 2)Power Control Flexibility, 3)EIRP Increase, 4)Performance improvements .A)Analyse the Galileo Signal Generation Subsystem, its requirements, performance and limitations (, e.g. technological, functional, etc.) in terms of signal generation flexibility/re-configurability.

      Germany

      TDE

      T606-402ET

      Airbus Def&Space GmbH

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      The Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research (MPS) has developed and operated the imagining systems used for navigation and science in the Rosetta and Dawn missions. The objective of this project was to use recent lessons learned and competences acquired from these missions to develop a queue server and external commanding capability for future onboard image acquisition and image processing systems supporting advanced onboard autonomous navigation.

      Germany

      GSTP

      G617-241TAbq

      MAX PLANCK GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN

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      Motivation: This study aimed to develop promising robotic fabrication methodologies for a fibre-based in-situ robotic fabrication process, for application in a lunar habitat as an alternative to existing additive manufacturing methodologies. Previous work has verified that fibre composite fabrication processes are capable of a high degree of automation and structural performance.

      Germany

      Discovery

      17/A/05

      Universität Stuttgart

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      The facilities shall be suited for any space flight mission specially those relying on image processing for navigation (visible, infrared, multispectral, LIDAR). The facilities shall support MIL, SIL, PIL, and HIL verification types, and shall allow testing in open-loop and closed-loop configurations. Subsystem aspects shall be considered to cover interdisciplinary verification aspects. The facilities shall be modular, supporting fast and flexible scenario configuration and shall be movable and relocatable.

      Germany

      GSTP

      G617-282SA

      ASTOS SOLUTIONS GMBH

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      In order to address the increasing complexity of spacecraft avionics, ESA is adopting a technological solution from the aviation domain: Integrated Modular Avionics (IMA). In the early 1990s, the aeronautical domain defined a solution which, by means of software partitioning, allows for integration of several functions onto the same computational node while still keeping them separated from each other in a way which also preserves many of the benefits of a federated systems approach.

      Germany

      GSTP

      G617-253SW

      EMBEDDED BRAINS GMBH

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      Germany

      GSTP

      G637-001TFh

      ArianeGroup GMBH

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      One of the most critical points in the exploration of space beyond Earth orbit is the provision of systems which ensure the survival of both crew and technological assets, such as rovers an landers. The utilisation of the Moon, being the next logical step in implementing the global strategy for colonising the Solar System, is a focus of national and international space agencies.

      Germany

      Discovery

      15/041

      Sonaca Space

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      The contract was part of the broader framework of two ESA-led mission study teams performing parallel and independent activities to establish the mission concept, considering the ISRU payload (Segment 1), the delivery service (lander, Segment 2) and the communication service (Segment 3).

      In this context the scope of the OHB Italia contract activities was related to defining the ISRU Payload.

      Germany

      Discovery

      18_M-HRE-1D

      OHB System AG

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